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and extends southward t<> Florida and westward to the 



Dakotas and Texas; it is one of the very earliesi 



trees to blossom in the spring, when 



it assumes a ruddy hue by reas 



of the red flowers ; in autumn 



its rich red foliage again dem- 



onstrates tlie right of 



tlie tree to its name ; 

 even the hard wood lias 

 a reddish tinge at times, 

 and with a " curled " grain 

 it is considered peculiarly 

 handsome in cabinet work. 



I have drawn a leaf of 

 the beautiful Norway maple {Acer 

 platanoides) so that we may com- 

 pare it with that of our own su- 

 gar maple ; the shapes are very 

 similar. Notice the extremely 

 divergent seed wings which are 

 characteristic of this tree. It is Red Maple, 

 a handsome maple, very round Three lobed leaf ' 

 in outline, and is easily distinguished by the milky 

 juice which is best seen at the base of the young- 

 leaf. It is becoming very common in our Eastern 

 cities. My drawing was taken from a tree which 

 grows in Koxbury, Mass. Acer palmatum is a beau- 



